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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Panther (ex-Odin)		126	Marinens Hovedverft, Horten, Norway	1938	17.1.1939	11.1939 // 4.1940	torpedo recovery vessel 1.1942
Leopard (ex-Balder)		127	Marinens Hovedverft, Horten, Norway	1938	11.10.1939	6.1940	torpedo recovery vessel 1.1942
Tiger (ex-Tor)		128	Marinens Hovedverft, Horten, Norway	1938	9.9.1939	6.1940	torpedo recovery vessel 1.1942

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	632
Displacement full, t	719
Length, m	74.0 pp 76.0 oa
Breadth, m	7.75
Draught, m	2.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	12500
Max speed, kts	30
Fuel, t	oil 100
Endurance, nm(kts)	3500(15)
Armament	1 x 1 - 100/37 Bofors M1936, 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 1 x 2 - 533 TT, 4 DCR, 24 mines
Complement	88

Standard scale images

Project history

Former Norwegian torpedo boats of Ægir class. Odin was captured at Kristiansand 11.4.1940, Balder was captured incomplete 9.4.1940 at Horten, Tor this day was scuttled by Norwegian crew at Frederickstad during trials, salvaged by Germans and repaired. In January, 1941 all were converted to torpedo retrievers, artillery and TTs were removed, 1 105mm/45, 1 37mm/83 and 2 20mm/65 guns were installed.

Modernizations 1.

1941, all: had armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

late 1941, Panther: + 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

Naval service

After war all were returned to Norway under former names.